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UEFA Champions League Final: Messi and Ronaldo in Goal Race
Ronaldo had mustered two goals from his first eight outings of this continental campaign, and ahead of the quarter-finals he was nine adrift of frontrunner Messi.
Yet a sensational return to scoring form promptly made him the first man to net 100 goals in European competition, and then the first to hit 100 in the UEFA Champions League, putting his great rival from Barcelona back in his sights. He has even now matched Messi’s record of seven UEFA Champions League hat-tricks.
With Messi unable to add to his tally, and the Cardiff showpiece still to come for Ronaldo, could he finish top of the pile yet again? If he manages at least a share of the lead, he will break yet another record: the first player to finish European Cup top scorer (or equal top scorer) for five seasons running.
Most Successive Seasons as Top Scorer
Successive seasons | Player | Club | Seasons |
4 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 |
4 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12 |
3 | Gerd Müller | Bayern | 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75 |
3 | Jean Pierre Papin | Marseille & Milan | 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92 |